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Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is the government’s lead business-facing agency.
Our purpose is to grow the New Zealand economy to provide a better standard of living for all New Zealanders.
We do this by working with others to help businesses to be more competitive, improving job opportunities for all and by ensuring good quality housing is more affordable.
MBIE was formed in July 2012 by bringing together the Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Department of Labour and Department of Building and Housing.
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment - Latest News [Page 3]
Air Traffic Controller Trainees Now Considered Employees After Labour Inspectorate Intervention
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 10:46 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Zealand air traffic controller trainees who previously spent up to 18 months training without being treated or paid as employees will now be considered employees More >>
Prohibited Director Sentenced To 16 Months Home Detention
Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 1:34 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The director of a company has been sentenced to 16 months home detention for various charges including knowingly providing false statements, causing loss of more than $600,000 to creditors and carrying on acting as director when he was prohibited from More >>
Unlicensed Builder Convicted For Forgery, Gets 6-month Community Detention
Friday, 14 June 2024, 10:49 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Jimmy Carson, sole director of Carson Design and Co Ltd has been convicted for forging signatures of Licensed Building Practitioners on Certificate of Design Work for three buildings between September 2021 and July 2022. More >>
Natural Gas Production Continues To Decline
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11:06 am | MBIE
“Natural gas net production for the quarter was 31.89 PJ, a 12 per cent decrease on March 2023 and the lowest quarterly net production since March 1985,” says MBIE Markets Manager Mike Hayward. More >>
Nelson Restaurant Paying Less Than Minimum Wage Ordered To Repay Employees
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 11:27 am | MBIE
A Nelson restaurant and the company which owns it will have to pay three employees more than $30,000 in back wages and interest for having breached several minimum employment standards between 2014 – 2018. More >>
MBIE Opens Consultation On Financial Services Reforms
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 10:16 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking feedback on options for streamlining how banks and other financial service providers are regulated by the government. “MBIE is inviting submissions on a package of discussion documents ... More >>
Don’t Get Snowed Under, MBIE Offers Advice For A Successful Ski Season: Employer And Employee Rights & Responsibilities
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 11:10 am | MBIE
This includes complying with minimum employment standards, and ensuring workers have the right to work in this country and with the specific employer, and that accommodation made available to employees meets the required standards. More >>
Compulsory Recall Notice Of Serene S2068 Heaters
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:17 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
This follows on from the voluntary recalls issued by suppliers of these heaters after a WorkSafe investigation that resulted in a prohibition of sale and use due to safety concerns which included the potential of overheating events. More >>
Amended Dam Safety Regulations To Commence This Month
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 11:25 am | MBIE
New and amended regulations to improve the safety and resilience of Aotearoa New Zealand’s dams come into force on Monday 13 May 2024. More >>
Former Horse Trainer Sentenced For Bankruptcy Offending
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 4:36 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A former horse trainer has been sentenced to five months home detention after he was convicted of providing misleading statements and hiding crucial information from the Official Assignee of New Zealand when he applied for self-adjudicated bankruptcy ... More >>
Lengthy Legal Battle Over ERA Determination Ends In Failure For South Island Business
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 10:22 am | MBIE
In September 2022 Darren Angus, who with his wife Lyndal owns Caisteal An Ime Ltd (CAIL), trading as Akaroa Village Inn, was ordered by the ERA to pay $7,500 in penalties for refusing to provide a Labour Inspector with wages and time records; holiday and ... More >>
Are Shops Open On ANZAC Day?
Monday, 22 April 2024, 2:26 pm | MBIE
Most shops will be shut on ANZAC Day (Thursday 25 April, 2024) until 1pm, although there will be some exceptions. More >>
Extending The Voluntary Recalls On Serene Bathroom Heaters
Monday, 22 April 2024, 11:00 am | MBIE
After further investigations by WorkSafe’s Energy Safety team, all Serene S2068 heaters that were imported, sold or installed after 16 June 2018, regardless of serial number, are no longer able to be used, sold or installed in New Zealand. More >>
‘Character’ And Its Impact On Immigration Status
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:30 am | MBIE
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is sounding a warning to migrants, that running foul of the law may see them leaving the country prematurely. More >>
Successful Vision Mātauranga Research Projects Announced
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 10:23 am | MBIE
16 research projects have been selected for funding through the latest round of the Government’s Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund. More >>
Owner Of Liquidated Auckland Restaurant Ordered To Pay Former Chef Almost $100,000
Monday, 15 April 2024, 10:56 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The former owner of an Auckland restaurant business has been heavily sanctioned by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for multiple breaches of minimum employment standards even though the business is no longer trading and was liquidated in 2022. ... More >>
Dairy Farm And Its Owner Must Pay $215,000 In Penalties After Exploiting Indonesian Workers
Monday, 8 April 2024, 12:26 pm | MBIE
Of this amount, Rural Practice Ltd was ordered to pay $145,000, and business owner Reza Abdul-Jabbar must pay $70,000. Two of the three workers will each receive $10,000 of the penalty amount. More >>
New Tools Strengthen Immigration Law Enforcement
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 2:24 pm | MBIE
Starting 11 April 2024 Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will be able to issue infringement notices to employers with the aim of addressing lower-level immigration non-compliance and deter those who take advantage of migrant workers. More >>
Consultation Opens Proposing More Time To Comply With Plumbing Products Changes Under The Building Code
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 2:07 pm | MBIE
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today opened a consultation proposing to extend the transition period end date for the lead and dezincification plumbing product provisions published last year, from 1 September 2025 to 1 May 2026. ... More >>
Report Released Into Safety Assessments Of Boarding Houses
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 2:09 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released its report into the proactive assessment of multi-storey boarding houses. The fire at Loafers Lodge on 16 May 2023, where five people tragically lost their lives, stresses the ... More >>
